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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 4th, 2026–Apr 5th, 2026

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

South Coast, Powell River, North Shore, Sasquatch, Tetrahedron.

With warm temperatures and hot sun, loose wet avalanches will be easier to find than a chocolate egg at a child's Easter egg hunt.

Confidence

High

  • We are confident the likelihood of avalanches will increase with the forecast weather.
  • We have a good understanding of the snowpack structure and confidence in the weather forecast.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been reported.

If you are heading into the backcountry, consider sharing your observations and posting a MIN.

Snowpack Summary

Warm daytime temperatures and clear nights have transformed the 40-60 cm of new snow that fell this past week. In many areas, a surface crust will likely exist, and by the heat of the day, the snow will be wet and possibly slushy.

Steep south through west facing slopes may have a thin, breakable crust under the new snow which may allow for better propagation of wet avalanches.

The thick and strong mid-March crust is now expected to be buried by 50-60 cm of mostly settled snow.

Below this, the rest of the snowpack is wet but well settled and strong.

There is little to no snow below 1000 m.

Weather Summary

Saturday Night
Mostly clear skies. 10 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 6 °C. Freezing level 2500 m.

Sunday
Sunny. Calm wind. Treeline temperature 9 °C. Freezing level 2700 m.

Monday
Mostly sunny. 20 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 9 °C. Freezing level 2700 m.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny. 30 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature 0 °C. Freezing level 1300 m.

Warming weather will change the game, click this link for great terrain and travel advice.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Avoid steep, sun-exposed slopes when the air temperature is warm or when solar radiation is strong.
  • The more the snowpack warms up and weakens, the more conservative your terrain selection should be.
  • Use caution above cliffs and terrain traps where even small avalanches may have severe consequences.

Problems

Loose Wet

Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.